"In These Economic Times" — we've heard it over and over, and this week, The New York Times challenged 5 interior designers to makeover the rooms of 5 people who have recently lost their jobs. The catch? Attempt the work on a budget of $300...

This feature from The New York Times is great inspiration for our readers to sign up for the Spring Cure — though there are lots of tips, tricks and ideas in the 5 examples, the major ideas to pull from this experiment are:• declutter and clean